The Maritime Executive
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First of Matson’s New Containerships Is Christened
Work is proceeding on three new large container ships being built for Matson as part of what the company reports is a $1 billion i...
Chinese-Owned Bulker Driven Ashore Near Russian Resort on the Baltic
Russians near the city of Kaliningrad on the Baltic were rushing to the beaches over the weekend to view a large cargo ship that h...
Fire Breaks Out Aboard Seismic Ship off U.S. Gulf Coast
[Breaking] A fire has been reported aboard the seismic survey ship Rem Andes off the coast of Grande Isle, Louisiana, according to...
South Korean Containership Completes Demonstration Arctic Voyage
South Korea’s containership Panstar Acro arrived back in Busan on Sunday, October 11, completing a 50-day round trip through the A...
UKMTO Reports Four Strikes in One Day on Tankers in the Mideast
[Updated] UK Maritime Trade Operations, a division of the Royal Navy, has recorded two more previously-unreported attacks on tanke...
HMM Containership Heading to Port of Refuge Due to Container Fire
The HMM containership HMM Platinum is displaying a message of “restricted manoeuvrability” on its AIS transmission as the vessel a...
Video: MSC Containership Locates Overboard Cruise Passenger After 20 Hours
The Hellenic Coast Guard released the details of a miraculous rescue of a passenger who had jumped overboard from a cruise ship in...
Sweden Releases Sanctioned Tanker After Seven-Month Detention
The Swedish Transport Agency confirmed that it has lifted the ban on a Chinese-owned tanker that had been detained since March dur...
Sanctioned Russian-Flagged Lady Mariia is Loitering off Port Said
The Russian-flagged Ro-Ro cargo ship Lady Mariia (IMO 9220641) passed through the Strait of Gibraltar on August 29, possibly in co...
BIMCO Adopts Addendum to Support Investments in Retrofit Projects
[By BIMCO] The shipping industry is working to improve fuel efficiency and ship performance to address decarbonisation requirement...